Mathewson Elementary School
PAWprint April 19, 2024
Hello Bulldog Families,
Thank you to our PTA for the Spring Candy Ball Dance last Friday. We hope you had fun and danced the night away! Please join me in congratulating our Mathewson “Of the Year” recipients. Congratulations to
Caitlyn Kingston Parent of the Year
Shannon Nichols Teacher of the Year
Juliann Petruccelli Para of the Year
Be sure to check out all the information below. There are many more activities for May coming up. We will update these weekly as they get closer.
Important Dates
*4/23: Possible Fire Drill
*4/24: Early Release Day: 1:45-4:45 pm
*4/25: Bus Evacuation Drills (during am drop off)
* 5/21: MPS Blast Off to Summer Reading Program
*5/23: Mathewson Fun Night! @ Shelton Sport Center (info below in PTA Section)
Upcoming Information and Dates to Know:
Career Day will be May 17th. We look forward to inviting community and family members into our building to help teach our children about a number of careers! More information to come.
We look forward to our Memorial Day Poppy Planting event again this year! Students create poppies of thanks and then decorate the Mathewson Front Lawn. We are planning to “plant” our poppies on either May 23rd or 24th during the day based on our weather forecasts.
Field Day is scheduled for May 29th with a rain date of May 30th. We will send home a google form for families to visit soon!
Grade 5 Families we are planning on celebrating our fifth graders completing elementary school with a fun farewell event on Tuesday June 4th (Rain date of Thursday June 6th). This will hold fun events for the students and then a part for families to attend as well. More information to come soon.
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Mathewson PTA News
Thank you to all that attended our April Meeting!….. Our last PTA Meeting of the year is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14th @ 7 pm in the Media Center.
Please come and help us vote in our 2024-2025 PTA Board!
Mathewson Library Event at Milford Public Library
Tuesday, April 30th from 5:30-7:00
All families are welcome!
Teacher Appreciation Week
(flyer attached)
Sign Up Genius to donate items or volunteer during the week!
Mathewson Plant Sale Flyer! May 10th
Mathewson Fun Night--May 23rd!
Join us for a night of fun and help raise money for our school.
Tickets must be purchased in advance and the event is Rain or Shine
See information here
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CCC News for the week of April 19th:
This week's CCC News contains information and links for a mix of resources & fun activities. Among the community services you will find links for "Foodshare Mobile Pantry dates and South Central Child Advocacy Center's FREE virtual Internet Safety training for parents.
For Family Fun you'll find information about The Woodruff Family YMCA's annual Healthy Kids Day®, which is FREE and open to the public.
For Family Fun in Connecticut you will see that Old Sturbridge Village, a recreated 1830s rural New England town is FREE for children during the month of April.
For Summer Camps there is a website that features camps for children with special needs.
Remember that the CCC Website is updated with links to community resources.
To locate the CCC’s web page go to Milford’s main page and click on the Menu tab & scroll down under district Information to find the Community Connections Centers!
Have a great week!
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News Already Shared But Still Important….
We love to celebrate your child’s birthday and make holidays throughout the year special; however, we do not allow goodie bags of any kind to come into school. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you wish to come in and be a guest reader for the class or hand out a pencil, crayons or bookmark instead. To ensure all items are safe for all children we just ask that a gift bag of any kind not come in for birthdays or holidays. Thank you.
Family Arrival and Dismissal Reminders (sent out in opening letter)
Student Absence Reporting Procedure:
The school attendance line is no longer the means for reporting student absence. A new requirement is for parents/guardians to fill out the Attendance Absence Form within PowerSchool any time their child is absent.
The procedure for notifying the school of your child’s early dismissal or late arrival is the same as previous years. If your child will be arriving/joining late or leaving early, please email the building secretary, the greeter and classroom teacher. Do Not fill out the PowerSchool form for late arrivals or early dismissals.
This form must be completed on the day the child is absent and must be completed on each day
Absent. If you fill out the form more than once in a day, only the latest will be seen.
The purpose of this form is to keep everyone safe and healthy by verifying the child’s symptoms.
1) Start by logging into PowerSchool (https://gradebook.milforded.org)
2) After logging in, click Forms in the left navigation.
Note: If you are on a phone’s browser and don’t see Forms at first, tap the little right-facing
arrow in the upper-left corner to show the left navigation.
3) If you have more than one child, make sure you click/tap the correct child’s name in the
upper-left corner first.
4) On the Forms page, look for the Attendance section. Click/tap the Attendance Absence Form -
Parents link.
Note: If the form never loads, please make sure you are not using the Firefox web browser.
5) Answer Yes or No to the questions and then click/tap Submit.
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